Hello Again! Just wanted to recap my bolster-making experience for future reference. The core is a SPRI ethafoam cylinder purchased from Sports Authority in Florida. When I was at the gym, I noticed that they used foam cylinders for various exercise programs--an aha moment. At the store, I tested the foam with a pin & it seemed to do the job. My 18" cylinder was about the same price as a large ethafoam cookie pillow & was approximately 5.5" in diameter. They also sell longer/fatter cylinders. My friend Rene in Ohio helped me wrap the foam with strips of wool melton. This type of fabric is densely woven, felted & suitable for making coats. She had part of a bolt leftover so I was the lucky customer! IMHO, wrapping the core requires two people--one to roll the cylinder & the other to put tension on the wool strip. We started the wool with a pin at each edge. To start a new strip, we used masking tape to secure the butted seam (no overlap!). The project required 1.! 5 yards of wool & the final wrap was secured with herringbone stitch along the edge. There was a small overlap at each end so one end was secured with herringbone lacing--like you would do to mount needlework. Turning down the overlap made it easy to pull on the cover. The overlap at the other end turned down naturally when the cover was cinched up with cording. The final product is about 7" in diameter, almost 19" long & ready to make lace in Iowa! Hope this info helps anyone else who needs a larger scale bolster. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
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